DRM is official on the Far Cry 2 Forums is a post by a user reporting that a
conversation with a Ubisoft representative about DRM in Far Cry 2, and a
subsequent post by a Ubi Forum Manager confirms the use of the SecuROM DRM
indicated on
the French Ubisoft Shop yesterday (story). On a semi-related
note,
Riccitiello Says DRM a Minority Controversy has comments from the EA CEO
saying he feels that Digital Rights management only represents an issue for 0.2%
of their users: "We're still working out the kinks. We implemented a form of DRM
and it's something that 99.8 percent of users wouldn't notice. But for the other
.2 percent, it became an issue and a number of them launched a cabal online to
protest against it." Ubisoft has not answered our mails on the topic, but here
is the forum post on the Far Cry 2 DRM:

Some DRM points that will
hopefully answer some of your questions and will clarify some misunderstandings
about our DRM and SecuROM:

- You have 5 activations on 3 separate PCs.

- Uninstalling the game “refunds” an activation. This process is called
“revoke”, so as long as you complete proper uninstall you will be able to
install the game an unlimited number of times on 3 systems.

- You can upgrade your computer as many time as you want (using our revoke
system)

- Ubisoft is committed to the support of our games, and additional activations
can be provided.

- Ubisoft is committed to the long term support of our games: you’ll always be
able to play Far Cry 2.

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